Preparing to Set Out for the Border

"No need to get up to see me off, get some rest. I'm leaving now, okay?" Tianqi kissed Tsunade and walked out.

"Drive carefully, I'll be waiting for you at home," Tsunade called out to Tianqi.

"Yeah, I know." Tian Qi walked out, not forgetting to close the door tightly. This is because his wife would be fine if others saw it. Tian Qi looked like a little man. (Readers: What do you think? Are we this kind of peeping people? ? ?)

Then Tianqi jumped onto the wall and ran towards the Elder's house. "No wonder they say that a woman's gentle embrace is a hero's graveyard. It's absolutely true. It makes me not want to do any more missions. But Tsunade is really something else." Thinking of Tsunade, Tianqi's mouth drooled again, and he looked like a lecher.

Soon, Tianqi arrived directly at the Elder's house. Tianqi pushed open the door and rushed inside. There, he saw ten people, including Zhan, standing in the courtyard, all neatly armed.

"Uh... Zhan, what's going on? Why are you all standing here?" Tianqi asked Zhan, looking completely bewildered.

Zhan didn't say anything, but kept giving Tianqi meaningful glances, signaling him to look at the house in the middle.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything? What's with that look? Are you having a cramp?" Tianqi didn't understand Zhan's expression and thought he was having a cramp.

"Damn it, you're the one who's having cramps! How come you can't understand?" Zhan cursed under his breath, then continued to give Tianqi meaningful glances.

"Zhan, you stand still! Uchiha Tianqi is here, so come in!" The Elder's voice came from inside the house.

Upon hearing his father's words, Zhan straightened up, while Tianqi walked into the house, completely bewildered.

Pushing open the door, he saw the Elder looking at him with a serious expression. "Um... Elder, what's wrong? Why are you so angry today? Tell me who offended you, and I'll teach them a lesson for you." Seeing that the Elder was a little angry, Tianqi also said ingratiatingly.

"Heh, who provoked me? You still have the nerve to say that? I heard you were going to the border, so I prepared people for you yesterday. You're about to leave when you arrive, and you still haven't found the right people. I've been waiting for you all day," the Elder said angrily.

"Ah! You prepared manpower for me yesterday. You truly deserve to be called the Elder. I am so happy to have you around." Upon hearing that the Elder had prepared manpower for him, Tianqi showered the Elder with praise once again.

"Don't try to fool me. I thought you had found someone else in the village. I was worried I had prepared all this for nothing. But looking at you now, that's probably not the case. Tell me, what have you been doing since yesterday?" The Elder took a sip of tea and looked at Tianqi beside him.

"Uh... this..." Tianqi was genuinely embarrassed. I couldn't very well tell him that I had been fighting Tsunade all night.

"Although I can't interfere in your private affairs, there are some things I still have to say. As someone who's been through it all, I need to remind you that a man can't let himself be ruined by a woman, especially someone as powerful as you. If you were to fall, what would become of the 100 or so Uchiha? You should understand that, right?" the Elder said earnestly.

"Yes, yes, Elder, you are absolutely right." Tianqi outwardly agreed, but inwardly he felt contempt. The old man must have been quite the womanizer in his youth, and he still has the nerve to criticize me. I finally have a wife, do you think I married her just to Tenten?

"Well, it's good that you're listening. It's getting late, so take the ten people in the courtyard and set off as soon as possible," the Elder said, glancing at the time before urging Tianqi to hurry up and leave.

"Thank you Elder."

The two then went directly to the courtyard. The Elder looked at everyone and said, "Listen up, everyone. On this trip, you must make the Uchiha's name famous and make the enemy tremble at the mere mention of the Uchiha's name. Do you have confidence?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" the crowd shouted in unison.

"Very good. Now I am handing you over to Uchiha Tianqi to lead. Everyone must obey his arrangements unconditionally. Anyone who disobeys will be expelled from the clan immediately. Do you understand?" the Elder said solemnly.

"Understood, we swear to obey orders to the death!" the crowd shouted.

The Elder nodded at Tianqi.

Tianqi nodded, stepped forward, pointed at the Konoha Gate, and said, "Everyone, target the Konoha Gate! Let's go!"

After giving the order, Tianqi led the charge towards the Konoha Gate.

More than 30 people were already waiting at the Konoha Gate.

"What's wrong with Brother Tianqi? It's almost ten o'clock and he's still not here," Jiraiya said, glancing at the time.

"Here they come," Orochimaru said, pointing to Tianqi, who was rushing towards the door.

With a whoosh, Tianqi led everyone to the entrance.

"Tianqi, you've finally arrived! We thought you weren't going," Hatake Sakumo, looking at Tianqi.

"Yeah, Brother Tianqi, you're too slow. Could it be that you're late because of that thing?" Jiraiya looked at Tianqi with a lewd expression. The others also looked at Tianqi strangely when they heard Jiraiya say this, after all, he had just gotten married.

"Ahem, why are you being so gossipy? Let's hurry up and collect the supplies and set off." Seeing everyone looking at him strangely, Tianqi quickly changed the subject.

"Yes, you're right. Let's hurry up," Hatake Sakumo said. The others lined up to receive the supplies, which were simple: two scrolls, one for ninja tools and one for food.

"After receiving the supplies, we'll all go our separate ways. I'll really miss everyone," Jiraiya said.

"Stop being so mushy, I'm about to throw up," Orochimaru retorted.

"You guys chat, I'm leaving now," Hatake Sakumo said, and led his team away. The leader of the other team also said, "Everyone, we're leaving now too, see you later," and then set off as well.

"Byakugan? This group is led by the Hyuga Clan. I don't think I've seen them before." Tianqi watched the departing group and realized they were from the Hyuga Clan.

"That's a member of the Hyuga branch family. He's said to be very strong, second only to the head of the main family," Orochimaru explained to Tianqi.

"The Hyuga clan is still the same old Hyuga clan after the Hyuga Clan splits up. They are so old-fashioned." Tianqi strongly disagreed with the Hyuga clan's practice of always having to serve the Main Family after the Hyuga Clan family splits up and being cursed with the Caged Bird Seal.

"They are indeed pedantic. The larger the family, the more rules they have, which is why I have never liked these large families." Jiraiya had also heard about the Caged Bird Jiraiya incident involving the division of the family.

"Jiraiya, you're going a bit too far with your sweeping generalization," Orochimaru winked at Jiraiya.

"Um, Brother Tianqi, what I said doesn't include you. You're different from them," Jiraiya explained, seeing Tianqi squinting at him.